President Donald Trump on Saturday announced plans to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to airports nationwide on Monday as a standoff in Congress over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding continues. The move came after Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bid to pass a standalone bill to fund the Transportation Security Administration … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would order Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents into U.S. airports as a response to a five-week partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse that has left Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff working unpaid. The announcement, posted on his social platform, framed the move as a remedy … Read more
Lead Amazon MGM’s Project Hail Mary surged to the top of the North American box office on Friday, earning an estimated $33 million from 4,007 locations and positioning the film for a weekend launch near $77 million. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and adapted from Andy Weir’s 2021 novel, the sci‑fi drama stars … Read more
Iran launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island that hosts a key U.K.-U.S. military facility, in a recent failed effort to strike the base. Britain condemned the attempt as “reckless,” while officials said it was unclear how close the weapons came to the island, roughly 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from Iran. Diego … Read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast members have been posting tributes after Nicholas Brendon’s family announced Friday that he died in his sleep of natural causes. The family shared a statement with The Hollywood Reporter saying Brendon was on medications and treatment for medical issues and that they ask for privacy as they grieve. Co‑stars from … Read more
Lead: This past week Joe Kent, a Washington state veteran and the outgoing head of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in protest of the U.S. campaign against Iran. In his exit statement he blamed high-ranking Israeli officials and influential segments of the American media for creating an “echo chamber” that deceived President Trump — not … Read more
Lead: Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia on Friday morning local time, officials said, with neither missile striking the facility. The strikes took place as the US and Israel continued operations against Iranian targets, including the Natanz uranium‑enrichment complex, and as global energy and shipping routes … Read more
Robert S. Mueller III, the longtime law enforcement official who led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2001 to 2013 and later served as special counsel overseeing the probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, died March 21, 2026. He was 81. His family confirmed his death in a brief statement but … Read more
The first weekend of the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament produced familiar drama and a few clear storylines: No. 1 Duke scraped by 16-seed Siena after a late tactical shift, No. 6 North Carolina surrendered a 19-point lead in an overtime loss to VCU, and a handful of narratives — from strength-of-schedule debates to injury luck … Read more
Lead: ABC has removed Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette from its scheduled March 22, 2025 premiere after new footage and an active Utah domestic-violence inquiry involving Paul and her partner Dakota Mortensen surfaced. The network replaced the slot with an American Idol rerun and said its priority is supporting the family while the … Read more
Lead: On March 21, 2026, the WNBA and its players’ union ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a novel provision: teams must obtain a player’s consent before trading her while she is pregnant. The pact, reached earlier this week, removed any immediate threat to the 2026 season schedule and preserves roster stability through … Read more
Lead Three weeks into the U.S.-led campaign against Iran, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pressing President Donald Trump for a clear exit strategy and for details on costs and objectives. At least 13 U.S. service members have been killed and more than 230 wounded, while the Pentagon has reportedly asked the White House for an … Read more
Lead. In the days after a New York Times investigation alleged that Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted minors and labor leader Dolores Huerta, California communities moved quickly to remove or obscure his name and image. Statues were covered or taken into storage, murals painted over, and at least one city voted to restore older street names … Read more
Lead: No. 9 Saint Louis faces No. 1 Michigan in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, March 21, with tipoff at 12:10 p.m. ET on CBS. Michigan enters as a heavy favorite on most books (spread around -12.5; moneyline ranges shown below), while Saint Louis arrives off … Read more
Lead: Saturday, March 21, 2026, marks Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament’s men’s bracket as 32 teams play for Sweet 16 berths across national telecasts. High-profile matchups include No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 9 Saint Louis and a late-night showdown between No. 12 High Point and No. 4 Arkansas. Several lower-seeded teams remain alive, and … Read more
